Thursday, May 22, 2008

Swims, Planets & Paul Slack

We've known Paul Slack for a while now. Bass player of Sacramento math rock duo SWIMS, along with Mark Rocha on drums, we've decided to put his first 6-track EP out in late 2006. Our third release, our first american band and a trippy one!

Some months later, Paul came back to us with another project called "Planets", still a duo with Thomas Crawford on drums. Planets self-titled record was in the mailbox a few days later, wrapped in one of the craziest packaging we've ever seen. An all hand made cloth sleeve, sealed on its four borders and with a real leaf stuck on the front cover. After a listening, we decided to jump on the bandwagon and to help our dudes releasing their masterpiece.

So how does this new project sound? In an interview with Fringe Magazine, Paul explained:"Planets is a more gritty, dirty, intricate sound — a lot faster, a lot more thought out, a lot less groove and more measures, scales and all the goodies, mathy. They are really pieced out, were as Swims tends to be more rhythmic, not just a whole bunch of short ballads. Also with Planets, we got a whole visual aspect to it. We’ve got a whole visual performance we do while we play, so it’s not just watching two dudes playing drums and a bass. There’s going to be all kinds of good stuff going on at a Planets show".

You, lucky people! Planets will hit he road this summer. Ahleuchatistas will join them for a couple of gigs on the East Coast. Check them out if they come by your town!